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Thank you for your interest in pc/MRP. This page
is designed to answer many of the questions potential customers may
have. If you have additional questions you can refer to our online pc/MRP
Manual or feel free to contact us.
About Software Arts, Inc.
How long does it take to implement
pc/MPR?
Can pc/MRP grow as the company
needs change ?
Is any special software or harware required to run pc/MRP?
Is there a users manual for pc/MRP?
About pc/MRP Trial Version
About pc/MRP Training, Support, and
Updates
Is training available?
About Software Arts, Inc
Software Arts, Inc creates pc/MRP in their offices in Silicon Valley.
All programming is done in-house.
Who is Software Arts, Inc?
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Software Arts, Inc is a privately held company. Software Arts, Inc
has been offering pc/MRP as an Accounting, Inventory, and Material
Requirements Planning software solution since 1985. There are over
2400 companies in 58 countries worldwide actively using pc/MRP.
What other services or software does Software Arts, Inc provide?
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pc/MRP is the only product of Software Arts, Inc. However, Software
Arts, Inc also provides a variety of services including pc/MRP training
and custom programming solutions.
About pc/MRP
What is pc/MRP?
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pc/MRP is an Accounting, Inventory Control, and Material Requirements
Planning software solution for small and medium sized companies. "pc"
stands for Personal Computer. This is part of the pc/MRP name because
pc/MRP can run on any MS Windows based computer, Windows 98 and higher.
"MRP" is also part of the pc/MRP name because pc/MRP performs material
requirements planning. Completing the entire business cycle, pc/MRP
also performs purchasing, receiving, sales order, invoicing, inventory,
stockroom, bill of material, and accounting functions. Furthermore,
though pc/MRP has a full accounting module, pc/MRP also seamlessly
links with QuickBooks.
How does pc/MRP work?
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pc/MRP comes standard with 13 integrated modules: Bills of Materials,
General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing,
Inventory, Receiving, Sales Order, Work Orders, Invoicing, Stock Room,
Address Book, Shipment, and a 'Settings and Utilities' module. pc/MRP
works by having those modules fulfill individual business processes
and by sharing that information from one module to another. There
is no need for double entry. Each module is described in more detail
in the pc/MRP Manual and pc/MRP Price List.
There are also 18 optional modules. Each optional module is designed
to add yet more function into specific business processes. Optional
modules are also seamlessly integrated into the standard modules within
pc/MRP. Currently available optional modules are: Advanced Password,
Infinite Bucket MRP, Barcode, Engineering Change Notice, Sales Analysis,
Sales Quote, Audit Trail, Purchase Request for Quote, Serial/Lot Number,
Employee Time Tracking, Alternate Currency, Inspection, Routing Module,
Customer Bulk E-mailer, QuickBooks Export, Corporate Enterprise Reporting
Module, Task Manager & Tickler, EDI, and the and an Integrated
Web Sales Site Interface. Each optional module is described in more
detail in the pc/MRP Manual and pc/MRP Price List.
How does pc/MRP link with QuickBooks?
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The QuickBooks Export module allows customers to use pc/MRP for all
inventory related processes and QuickBooks for accounting related
processes without double entry into both systems. Customers would
continue to use pc/MRP to control inventory costs, create multilevel
bills of materials, issue stock to manufacturing, route jobs through
the manufacturing floor, and generate material requirement planning
reports, and at the same time, export AP and AR to QuickBooks for
paying bills, making deposits, and generating financial reports. The
QuickBooks Export module accomplishes this by exporting parts, vendors,
customers, and all open invoices and receivers from pc/MRP into QuickBooks
as often as the user wants. pc/MRP is designed to work with the US
version of QuickBooks 2003 Pro or higher.
How much does pc/MRP cost?
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pc/MRP is the most complete and least expensive business software
solution on the market today. For complete pricing details see the
pc/MRP Price List or contact us directly.
Where is there more information about pc/MRP?
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More information about pc/MRP is available both online and by contacting
Software Arts, Inc directly. Online users can access brochures, a
slideshow, and the pc/MRP manual. Users can also contact Software
Arts, Inc via phone, fax, or email.
What kinds of companies use pc/MRP?
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Most pc/MRP customers are Small or Medium sized manufacturing companies.
There are also a number of customers that are retailers, distributors
and divisions of larger fortune 500 companies.
What is the future of pc/MRP?
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Every year Software Arts, Inc releases a new version of pc/MRP. Newer
versions contain more features, new optional modules, and, new reports.
How long does it take to implement pc/MRP?
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pc/MRP is designed to be intuitive and simple to use and implement.
All customer, vendor, part, and bill of material information can be
easily imported from a variety of file types. (XLS, QuickBooks IIF,
ASCII…). Through the Settings and Utilities module companies can quickly
customize pc/MRP for their specific business needs. And finally, users
can also manually enter or import open accounts receivable and accounts
payable into pc/MRP. Implementation can take anywhere from a few hours
to a couple of days.
Can pc/MRP grow as the company needs change?
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pc/MRP is designed for small and medium sized businesses. Many of
our customers have been with us since their beginning. Some have grown
from a single user system into a multi-user system with over 100 users
on pc/MRP at one time. Companies starting on the single user simply
pay the difference in price to upgrade to the multi-user.
Is any special software or hardware needed to run pc/MRP?
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pc/MRP will run on any computer capable of running MS Windows
98 or higher. pc/MRP will also run on most server network,
but is verified to run on a Microsoft network. pc/MRP does not require
a server. A single computer can be both a client and a server to other
computers on the network. Furthermore, pc/MRP does not require any
special software or additional licenses. Some MRP systems require
the purchase of MS Access or yearly license fees for SQL. pc/MRP however,
is a standalone application that includes the runtime libraries. There
are no yearly license fees, special software, or special hardware
needed to run pc/MRP.
Is there a users manual for pc/MRP?
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Yes, pc/MRP comes with a PDF formatted manual. The manual is also
downloadable from pcmrp.com and built into the menu of pc/MRP.
About pc/MRP Trial Version
Is a trial version available?
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Yes. Unlike most software companies Software Arts, Inc provides a
fully functional multi-user trial version. This allows companies to
run pc/MRP exactly as they would in live conditions. Some customers
even purchase the trial version to run a special project or build.
All modules except the Advanced Password and Bar Code are accessible
in the trial version.
How can potential users order the trial version?
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The trial version can be ordered by using the online order form or
by contacting us directly. The trial version is $40.00 and can be
shipped via USPS, FedEx, DHL, or UPS. The trial is shipped on a CD
containing the software and manual. The e-mail version is free via
Internet download.
What are the limitations of the trial version?
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Each table within the trial version is limited to 100 entries. By
example, the trial version can only contain 100 inventory items or
100 stockroom transactions. The full version can have over 500,000
entries per table.
Is there test data available for the trial version?
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No. We recommend users enter their own assemblies, customers, and
vendor information. If users decide to purchase pc/MRP all of the
information entered during the trial process can be saved and used
in the full version. There is a tutorial in the manual that walks
you through the basic modules.
Does the trial version expire?
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No, the trial version does not expire with time.
What happens to the data in the trial version once it is activated
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pc/MRP can be activated from the Trial version to the Full version
with just a few key strokes. All information in the trial version
can be saved or easily removed. Data entered into modules tested,
but not purchased, are not accessable.
About pc/MRP Training, Support, and Updates
How is pc/MRP supported?
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Customer support is offered as a yearly contract. This contract contains
6 hours cap of support and all upgrades and revisions for the year.
For complete pricing details see the pc/MRP Price List or contact
us directly.
Is training available?
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Yes. Software Arts, Inc provides both in house and onsite training.
For current training prices see the pc/MRP Price List or contact us
directly.
How is pc/MRP updated?
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pc/MRP is updated in two different ways. Uses can update for free
within their same version to newer revisions. These updates are provided
at no charge to fix bugs and sometimes to add features. This type
of update can be applied automatically through the internet or downloaded
from our website and manually applied. Users can also purchase a yearly
support package that includes newer versions of pc/MRP as they become
available. These full updates add new optional modules and features.
For pricing information see the pc/MRP Price List or contact us directly.
How can companies earn free support?
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Software Arts, Inc. offers a referral program where existing customers
can refer their customers and vendors to Software Arts, Inc. If the
company referred to Software Arts, Inc purchases a single user version
of pc/MRP we will provide an additional 20 minutes of support time;
for a multi-user version of pc/MRP, we will provide 45 minutes of
free support to the customer that made the referral.
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